On 12 July 2016, the tribunal ruled in favor of the Philippines, declaring China’s “claims to historic rights, or other sovereign rights or jurisdiction” related to the “nine-dash line” as unlawful. 

In late 2019 and early 2020, China announced its 'Four-Sha' sovereignty claims over the East Sea in two diplomatic notes sent to the UN Secretary-General, aiming to replace the so-called 'nine-dash line' that had been previously rejected by the ...

A recent report by the US Department of Defense reaffirms that China is using maritime militias with large ships to harass the Bien Dong Sea - as part of Beijing's strategy to monopolize the waters.

Increasingly complicated and tense developments related to the South China Sea are attracting international attention. Meanwhile, some information sources are trying to mislead the public in different countries as to the nature of the issue, its ...

The fact that China has continuously practiced military exercises in the sea in recent days raising concerns about the rise of nationalism in this country, leading to unpredictable developments in the region.

China's so-called historical rights over an area enclosed by the "nine-dash line" doesn't exist except in the country's imaginations.

China should “expect the worst” if its military exercises spill over into the Philippine territory.

Vietnam has asked Malaysia to treat detained Vietnamese fishermen humanely and handle issues relating to Vietnamese fishermen and fishing vessels in line with international law, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on August 20.

As has been shown in world history, unilateral use of force to materialize territorial sovereignty ambitions in disregard of international law poses a serious danger to peace, and only abidance to norms of conduct under effective supervision by ...

Apart from the ever-fiercer sovereignty disputes between China and other coastal states, the South China Sea has become a center of increasingly acute strategic competition among big countries, between the US and China in particular.

China has been always asserting that the South China Sea issue is just a matter between China and the related disputant nations and therefore does'nt concern any other countries or multirateral institution.